From the Newberry Library website:

"This course will explore the social history of Chicago in the years between the Great Fire of 1871 and the modern Civil Rights Movement. Our core texts will be works of historical fiction, including selections from Theodore Dreiser's Sister Carrie, Upton Sinclair's The Jungle, and Richard Wright's Native Son. Using these as windows into the city's vibrant past, we will investigate the changing texture of everyday life amidst vast social, political, and economic change."

From the Newberry Library website:

"The Plan of Chicago (1909) was based on the conviction of its principle writer, Daniel Burnham, that citizens can intervene in the rush of unplanned urban growth to re-direct Chicago's physical structure, creating conditions conducive to humane and prosperous living. We will read and discuss the text, diagrams, and illustrations of the Plan itself, to learn about an important epoch in Chicago's history and to reflect on the challenge it poses to our experience of living in Chicago a century later."

From the High Museum of Art website:

"Bring your school ID on July 24 and receive free admission for yourself and a guest. No advance reservation needed!

School Programs and Group Sales staff will be on hand to answer questions and distribute free teacher resources."

According to the Barat Education Foundation website, this workshop will allow educators to:

"Explore the Library of Congress and the value of primary sources in learning.
Navigate the website's 12 million digital primary sources, spanning many subjects.
Gain skills in web searching and digital media use.
Practice using primary sources to enhance critical thinking skills.
Practice multi-sensory strategies for increased student engagement.
Create standards-based learning projects with primary sources.
Reinforce workshop sessions with simple online learning modules."

According to the Barat Education Foundation website, this workshop will allow educators to:

"Explore the Library of Congress and the value of primary sources in learning.
Navigate the website's 12 million digital primary sources, spanning many subjects.
Gain skills in web searching and digital media use.
Practice using primary sources to enhance critical thinking skills.
Practice multi-sensory strategies for increased student engagement.
Create standards-based learning projects with primary sources.
Reinforce workshop sessions with simple online learning modules."

According to the Barat Education Foundation website, this workshop will allow educators to:

"Explore the Library of Congress and the value of primary sources in learning.
Navigate the website's 12 million digital primary sources, spanning many subjects.
Gain skills in web searching and digital media use.
Practice using primary sources to enhance critical thinking skills.
Practice multi-sensory strategies for increased student engagement.
Create standards-based learning projects with primary sources.
Reinforce workshop sessions with simple online learning modules."

From the Colorado Rural Partnership website:

"Join your colleagues for this three-day institute to investigate how today's paths meet at the crossroads of life 75 years ago. Using New Deal Arts programs as the context, you will gain new insights into Depression-era America and comparison to today's economic and cultural conditions; in-depth knowledge of primary sources from the Library of Congress website as well as local treasures; plus teaching strategies and resources to add to your toolkit. If you teach arts, humanities or social sciences-related classes at any grade level, or are looking for ways to enhance literacy in any subject area, you'll want to be a part of this institute!"

Note: "As an advanced level Teaching with Primary Sources program, this institute requires completion of the Essentials Exploration foundational workshop."

From the Colorado Rural Partnership website:

"The Essentials Exploration, the level one workshop series, provides an orientation and overview of primary sources and the Library of Congress online resources. This hands-on workshop series focuses on strategies for navigating the Library's website, engaging students through critical thinking and analysis, and exploring activities that integrate the Library's sources into content across the curriculum and across grade levels."

The first in the Library of Congress's Teaching with Primary Sources self-directed online modules introduces educators to the history and resources of the Library of Congress and explains the concept of primary sources and how they may be used in a classroom.